2011 Deployment
Lt. Col. Stephen Chappel (right), 442nd Operations Support Flight commander, shakes hands with Col. Eric S. Overturf, 442nd Fighter Wing commander, as he prepares to board a plane bound for Afghanistan, Dec. 28, 2011. Chappel is one of approximately 130 reservists who deployed that day in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The deployed reservists are scheduled to return in the spring. The 442nd OSF is part of the 442nd Fighter Wing, an A-10 Thunderbolt II Air Force Reserve unit at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Danielle Wolf)